The nominations for the 2022 Juno Awards have been announced, with a shake up in the classical music division.
The vocal/choral category has been eliminated to create four separate awards. Three are based on the scale of the works in question, including Solo Artist, Large Ensemble, and Small Ensemble, with a fourth designated for composition.
The absence of a specific category for vocal and choral pieces caused some consternation in the musical community, but a look at the list of this year’s nominees includes five works that fall into that genre, including Emily D’Angelo’s highly acclaimed enargeia.
No surprise — Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the nominations with three in two categories after a busy year of releases.
At least somewhat surprising is the absence of another Quebec superstar, Charles Richard-Hamelin, and his recording of Chopin Preludes, from the solo category, although he did still garner a nomination for his release of Beethoven violin sonatas with Andrew Wan in the small ensemble slot.
Here’s a look at all the nominees in the classical music division.
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST) | ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE (SOLO)
- Remote Together by Catherine Lee (Redshift)
- enargeia by Emily D’Angelo (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal)
- Chopin: Complete Nocturnes by Jan Lisiecki (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal0
- Songs for Murdered Sisters by Joshua Hopkins (Pentatone/Naxos)
- Introspection: Solo Piano Sessions by Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal)
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE) | ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE (GRAND ENSEMBLE)
- Messiah/Complex by Against the Grain Theatre with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Johannes Debus (Against the Grain/Independent)
- Solfeggio by L’Harmonie des saisons, conducted by Eric Milnes ft. Hélène Brunet (ATMA/Naxos)
- Sibelius 3 by Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin (ATMA/Universal)
- L’HOMME ARMÉ by Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, conducted by Andrew McAnerney (ATMA/Naxos)
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 & Symphonic Dances by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal)
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) | ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE (PETIT ENSEMBLE)
- Beethoven: Sonates pour violon et piano / Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5 by Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin (Analekta/F.A.B./The Orchard)
- Immersion by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà (Analekta/F.A.B./The Orchard)
- Klebanov: Chamber Works by ARC Ensemble (Chandos)
- No Time for Chamber Music by Collectif9 (Alpha Classics/Naxos/Independent)
- 20C Remix by Standing Wave (Redshift/Independent)
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR | COMPOSITION CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE
- Flight by Dorothy Chang (Redshift)
- Chamber Symphony No. 2 “Children’s War Diaries” by Jaap Nico Hamburger (Leaf Music/Naxos)
- Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra by Kati Agócs (Independent)
- Arras by Keiko Devaux (Analekta/F.A.B./The Orchard)
- Breathing in the Shadows by Saman Shahi (Leaf Music/Naxos)
The 2022 Juno Awards ceremony will take place on May 15, 2022 in Toronto. Good luck to all the nominees.
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